We do our best to stay open 9am-5pm Monday–Friday.
Due to our small staff, this is not always possible. Please call the center to confirm whether there will be someone available to help you.

The center is open during the evening as well, when a variety of clubs or student organizations meet. Check weekly meeting schedule online.

Community Center serving the UCSC population as well as the public. Information, referrals, library, programs, space rentals available.

Besides the Cantú Queer Center, there are two queer spaces on campus tucked within McHenry Library: the GLBTI Reading Room on the 4th Floor, and the Gloria Anzaldua Reading Room on the 3rd Floor.

Mission:

The Cantu Queer Center at UC Santa Cruz exists to provide an open, safe, inclusive, intercultural space, promoting education about all genders and sexualities, and empowering self-exploration of these identities. We support same-gender-loving students, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as families, friends, and the entire campus community. We serve as a resource to LGBTQQIA students by providing opportunities for leadership and personal development, and by creating programs and services that work to eliminiate heterosexism, bi-phobia, and gender-identity oppression. We strive to develop an atmosphere of acceptance and well-being from which the campus community can fulfill the academic mission of the university.